# California Sea Lion Movements and Foraging Behavior in the Channel Islands and Behavioral Responses to Experimental Naval Sonar

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n3943025c2005

- Solicitation number: N3943025C2005
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to University of California Santa Cruz for $1,988,061.00
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: NAVFAC Systems and Exp Warfare CTR (N39430)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AH52 Natural Resources And Environment R&D Services; Other Natural Resources; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Santa Cruz, California
- County: Santa Cruz County (FIPS 06087). https://abierto.us/counties/santa-cruz-county-ca-06087
- City: Santa Cruz. https://abierto.us/cities/santa-cruz-ca-0669112
- First posted: March 10, 2025
- Last posted: March 10, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8b03dfdb06e3407687257e3060caf7e8/view

## Description

University of California, Santa Cruz, submitted a pre-proposal for need topic N-0291-24, Pinniped Behavioral Response Study, in response to the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) N3943024S2001. This BAA, seeking research and development proposals, utilizes the source selection procedures dictated at FAR 35.016(e) that: "the primary basis for selecting proposals for acceptance shall be technical, importance to agency programs, and fund availability."

The BAA was advertised for full-and-open competition of research proposals to address the requirement statements, and proposals received in response to the BAA have now been evaluated for selection (Phase I) of those best-qualified for further evaluation. The vendor and contracting office negotiated final pricing via the issuance of a Request for Proposal, N3943025R2004 (Phase II).

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: University of California Santa Cruz (UEI VXUFPE4MCZH5)
- Contract: N3943025C2005, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,107,967.00, current value $1,988,061
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: award number N3943025C2005 equals the contract number; same awarding office N39430 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N3943025C2005_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 10, 2025: Award notice. Notice 8b03dfdb06e3407687257e3060caf7e8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8b03dfdb06e3407687257e3060caf7e8/view

## Points of contact

- Nicole Mendes, nicole.m.mendes2.civ@us.navy.mil, 8055955260

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